Tag: pancreas

HIRN Webinar: “Extensive Cell Turnover During Postnatal Pancreas Growth”

Posted on | by Layla Rouse, MS

Click HERE to view YouTube recording of the webinar.

Thursday, January 11, 2024 (1:00 pm Eastern / 10:00 am Pacific)

Presentation by:     Yuval Dor, PhD, University Jerusalem

Topics discussed:

  • Why is there a futile cycle of cell division and death during the growth of the exocrine pancreas?
  • Is this a general phenomenon in organ growth or a peculiarity of the pancreas?
  • What is the significance of early postnatal beta cell death?

 

 

 

Webinar: “Stem Cell-based Platforms to Model Human Autoimmune Diabetes”

Posted on | by Layla Rouse, MS

Click HERE to access the YouTube video of the recording.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023  (1:00 PM Eastern |  10:00 AM Pacific)

Presentations by:   
–  Audrey Parent, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
–  Karla Leavens, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Topics discussed:
–  Advantages of stem cell-based platforms to model human T1D
–  Current state of differentiation of T1D relevant cell types
–  Examples of disease modeling applications using stem cell derivatives
–  Development of multi-tissue platforms combining islets and T cells